Just recieved some 35mm lith film that I bought on the auction site. The box was open as the label had been cut, so when I pulled it out of the envelope it was open. So is it.........?
You saw the roll of film in daylight? Quite likely it is, though you could try unrolling a few layers of film and try a bit in some developer to see if it stayed safe that far down. Next time be suspicious, very suspicious!
You saw the roll of film in daylight? Quite likely it is, though you could try unrolling a few layers of film and try a bit in some developer to see if it stayed safe that far down. Next time be suspicious, very suspicious!
Yeah, it a 100ft roll. The person I bought it from said "they" (Post Office) had to open it. Unbelievable, but true. Probably will do the test this weekend to find out.
No the film was in the plastic box like the others that I have. When I opened the mailer and pulled the box out the lid was open and I saw the spool and the paper backing that is taped down. I just don't understand why the post office would open it anyway.
No the film was in the plastic box like the others that I have. When I opened the mailer and pulled the box out the lid was open and I saw the spool and the paper backing that is taped down. I just don't understand why the post office would open it anyway.
Post offices don't normally open packages that are staying in the country, and when they do, they put a sticker on them indicating that they have. How's the feedback rating on your supplier?
His feedback WAS 100%. Only 29 transactions but still he must not know film as I can't believe that he would sit back and let them do this. In a reply that was sent to me he stated the "boxes" were opened.
If the spool was a solid plate on both sides and the film had a paper overwrap, it's probably fine. Microfilm is commonly packaged this way, intended for daylight loading into a machine for exposure. Even if the paper is removed, only the outer 2-3 layers of film is exposed; the antihalation layer prevents light from penetrating any further.
Movie film is commonly packaged this way as well, on what are then called "camera spools".
If, OTOH, the spool is a spoked one (like you might see on old fashioned film projectors), it's probably toast to the core.
Thanks very much for the info. I do have the solid spools. So I hope that everything is fine with them. I probably panicked last night but I just have just started trying to get this film. So as the old saying goes "Let the buyer beware"
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